Asia Society 2012 Diversity Leadership Forum

Sarah Peacey, Management Consultant with KPMG’s People and Change practice, shares the benefits recent graduates are seeking in a potential working environment.

Actor Sendhil Ramamurthy shares a personal story about how film studios use demographic research to target specific racial groups. Ramamurthy argues that in time studios will target an affluent Asian culture.  

Gloria W. Lio, Global Head of Asset Services Operations at Goldman Sachs, discusses how leadership roles are evolving to include more diverse perspectives.

Vicent Eng, founder of VENG Group, and Jazz Tobaccowalla, Senior Vice President at Pfizer, discuss the wide diversity of Asian culture, and its place in the greater identity formation and politics.

Rosaline Koo, senior partner and Global Leader of Innovation for Mercer Health & Benefits, shares the difficulties some workers from the West face when attempting to translate their talents to Asia.

P. Anthony Sammi, Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, argues that office politics is a necessity in career building, and asserts that Asians need to play a more active role in it.

Frits Van Paasschen, President and CEO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, discusses the strategy Starwood used to develop a strong global business. 

Vivian Chen, Director of Ethnic Marketing at McDonald's, talks about the complexity of marketing to a culture as diverse as the Asian community. While multinational and disparate, Chen argues that there's a universality that transcends ethnic identity.

Vishakha N. Desai, President and CEO of Asia Society, teases the results of the 2012 Asian Pacific Americans Corporation Survey, and declares that the Asian community is growing its influence on global business.